Well, for companies like Facebook and Prudential, it now pretty much is.

其實對臉書還有保德信金融集團來說，差不多已經實現了

This is a new development project in Singapore that rethinks

這是新加坡新的發展專案，要重新思考

the way that urban living and natural habitats can be combined.

都市生活與自然棲息地之間的結合方式

And it could set the tone for what future buildings might look like.

這專案更可能為未來的建築外型打下基礎

The idea of a mixed-use development is that you can do pretty much anything you

綜合開發計劃的重點在於你幾乎能達到任何一種目的

need to, in just one area. Which is also a way to minimize carbon footprint.

在同一個區域裡，而這也是減少碳足跡的好方法

So right now I'm standing in a sky terrace, which is connected to an office building.

現在我站在一個與辦公大樓連接的觀景台上

But behind me you see a residential tower with a swimming pool.

但在我身後，你可以看見一棟附泳池的住宅

Elsewhere you'll find a gym, coffee shop, restaurants and

其他地方還有健身房、咖啡廳、餐廳，

there's even a grocery store in the basement.

地下室裡甚至有一間百貨賣場

Marina One is located in Singapore's Central Business District.

Marina One 位於新加坡的中央商務區

The $5.1 billion dollar project is a joint venture between the investment

這 51 億美元的專案是合資經營的企劃，投資分別來自

arms of Malaysia and Singapore as part of a land-swap deal.

馬來西亞與新加坡；此專案也是土地交換協議的一部份

Its architect is Christoph Ingenhoven.

建築師是 Christoph Ingenhoven

His architecture firm is responsible for projects like Sydney's 1 Bligh Street

他的建築事務所還負責了其他著名企劃，像是雪梨的布萊街一號、

and Luxembourg's European Investment Bank.

盧森堡的歐洲投資銀行

But this is so much more than just a building.

可是這不僅是一棟建築而已

This is what's known as Green Heart. It's the nerve center of Marina One.

這裡被稱作是「綠色心臟」，也是 Marina One 大樓的運作核心

Part of Singapore's vision is to be a city in a garden. What does that mean?

新加坡的其中一項願景就是要變成花園城市，這是什麼意思呢？

It means creating more natural habitats and embedding them into urban living.

這代表新加坡要打造更多天然棲息地，並且將其融入都市生活

All in all, there's more than 160,000 plants here in this development.

總的來說，該計畫涵蓋超過 16 萬棵植株

This is one of several sky terraces and there's so much biodiversity here.

這裡是其中一處露臺，裡面有豐富的生物多樣性

In fact, I'm told that it's the equivalent of six Olympic-sized swimming pools.

我還聽說，它與六座奧運級泳池的總和面積一樣大

This waterfall uses a special technology that prevents water from

這座瀑布用了特殊的技術，讓水不會

splashing when it reaches the base. It also has quite a calming effect.

在底部濺起，同時它也有安定人心的效果

Concrete jungle.

這才是貨真價實的水泥叢林

It appears I'm going against upstream right now.

看起來我現在正逆流而上

The development is LEED Platinum certified. That means it was designed and

這項開發獲得了 LEED 白金級認證，這表示它在設計以及

constructed in a way that reduces CO2 emissions, water and electricity consumption.

建造上都有助於減低碳排放以及水、 電的消耗量

The building orientation and facade helps to reduce heat gain and glare inside the offices, by about 20%.

建築的方位與外牆能減少辦公室裡約 20% 的吸熱與眩光

And all this greenery also helps reduce heat and improve air quality.

再加上這片綠意盎然，都能增加散熱、 改善空氣品質

I'm told by the developers creating an eco-friendly development better positions

營建商也告訴我，對環境友善的規劃有利於

Marina One to attract multinational companies, who typically prefer

Marina One 吸引跨國公司進駐，因為他們偏好

signing leases on environmentally friendly buildings. And it worked.

選擇環保建築來簽下租賃契約，果真如此

In addition to being Facebook's Asia headquarters, it's also

Marina One 除了是臉書的亞洲總部，它還是

home to the likes of PwC and Swiss private bank Julius Baer.

其他類似企業，像普華永道、 瑞士籍私人銀行寶盛集團的據點

And what building wouldn't be complete these days without a co-working space?

今天有哪棟建築能缺少開放辦公空間呢？

Here's the view from Facebook's cafeteria 30 floors from the top.

這是從比頂樓高 30 層的臉書員工餐廳內看出去的景色

But for employees who don't have a cafeteria in their office,

就算某些職員的辦公室裡沒有食堂，

they can choose from a number of food places both in the complex and nearby.

他們也有建築群內部以及附近的眾多用餐處可以選擇

It's almost lunchtime. It's about 10 minutes until noon here.

午餐時間快到了，現在是 11:50

So you can see a lot of employees are heading out to go grab lunch.

你可以看到許多員工正出發去買午餐

It's kind of a weird sensation being here.

佇在這裡帶給我一種很奇妙的感覺

You're not quite sure if you're going for a hike or something,

好像不確定自己是不是要去健行之類的，

or if you have a meeting in 10 minutes. And it's an interesting feeling.

還是其實 10 分鐘後你必須出席一場會議，是種很有趣的體驗

Aside from the office and retail space, two of the four towers have been designated as residential units.

除了辦公與零售空間，四棟高樓的其中兩棟是規劃為住宅使用

Between the two towers there's more than 1,000 residential units.

這兩棟樓裡住了超過 1000 戶，

And they range in size, this is what a two bedroom looks like.

空間大小都不大一樣，像這間有兩個寢室

While prices range for both renting and buying, it's certainly not cheap.

雖然租屋或買屋的行情相異，它們絕對都不便宜

A two bedroom condo here is listed for sale at $2 million.

一戶兩房的空間掛牌價是 200 萬美元

I'm standing on the 17th floor right now of a balcony of a four bedroom unit.

我現在站在 17 樓的陽台，這戶有四間臥室

The view?

景色如何？

You have the sea over here, and over there you have the iconic Marina Bay Sands.

這裡就是海，然後往那裡可以看到指標性的濱海灣金沙酒店

Typically, three bedrooms or four bedroom units in this residential tower

通常這棟樓裡的三房或四房住戶

will even have their own private elevator entrance.

甚至會擁有專屬的私人梯廳

So you simply get out of this elevator. This is your own space and then you go inside.

也就是說，一從電梯裡走出來就是你的空間，你只需要走進去就好